European Eagle Owl Male or Female?

[Barn Owl]

Hi everyone
How do you tell the sex of your bird. My 8 month old EEO is thought to be a male and flys no problems at around 4lb 6oz. I have increased the weight to 4lb 10 and he/she still fly's.
I am notsure what sex it is now.
Anyone help please?

[Dude]

males are usually around 2000gramms females are 2500gramms or more at Hungarian ones... I donno that subspecies how affect their weight I hope it help u a bit

rgds,
Dan. :)

[Osiris]

Sounds like a female m8. Females that i have heard of and seen fly around your EEO weight and over...

[Darren]

take a feather to be DNA tested at your vets & they will tell you for defo the sex of the owl

Daz

[Miguel]

Our male it's around 1,5Kg, and the female around 2,5Kg...
The only way to know it for sure its trough DNA test, but normally males have longer legs and smaller feets, and females have big feets and shorter legs. This is not a scientific info... :p

[Barn Owl]

Hi
weighed him in Kilo's and he's 2.115.
So he's a big male or a small female?

[Miguel]

Hard to tell... It could be one of those. Were was he/she bred? Birds breed in cooler countries are bigger then others bred on hot places. Our male was bred in Spain (hot, hot) so he's smaller, the female was bred in Holland...

[Bubo]

either wait for an egg eventually or get the dna done that is the only way. it is rather annoying when your owl sort of sits in the big male/little female category hehe.